Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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